Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) • Earth.com

Morning glory

(Distimake aegyptius)

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Description

Merremia aegyptia is an annual climbing plant, producing slender stems up to 6 metres long that scramble over the ground or twine into the surrounding vegetation.The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and tying material. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Solanales
Family:Convolvulaceae
Genus:Distimake
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